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Brunswick News and Notes - Plant sale will benefit hospice

Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:53 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:53 p.m.

CALABASH | The annual Plants 'n' Gifts Sale is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24-25 at Brunswick Plantation. The Brunswick Bloomers Garden Club has hundreds of locally grown plants and a variety of handmade items. The Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter will receive all proceeds from the sale.

Festival seeks volunteers

BOLIVIA | Organizers and sponsors need volunteers for the 10th annual Brunswick County Intercultural Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College.

The free event is a cultural and arts program that celebrates diversity in Brunswick County. The festival is packed with performing artists, children's activities, cultural displays and ethnic food sampling. Sponsors are needed, and local vendors are encouraged to send in applications early.

To volunteer, sponsor or become a vendor at the festival, contact interculturalfestival@hotmail.com or 842-6566. For more information, visit www.bcifestival.org.

Pesticide disposal collection day set

BOLVIA | A pesticide disposal collection day is scheduled for Brunswick County 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, in the parking lot behind the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office at 25 Referendum Drive, Building N, Bolivia. There is no charge.

Brunswick County Extension Agent Sam Marshall said any pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc., in original containers and clearly labeled will be accepted. Products with unknown identities, that are unlabeled, or not in pesticide containers, and household hazardous materials, including paint, will not be accepted.

<p>CALABASH | The annual Plants 'n' Gifts Sale is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24-25 at Brunswick Plantation. The Brunswick Bloomers Garden Club has hundreds of locally grown plants and a variety of handmade items. The Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter will receive all proceeds from the sale.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><h3>Festival seeks volunteers</h3>
<p>BOLIVIA | Organizers and sponsors need volunteers for the 10th annual Brunswick County Intercultural Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic9946"><b>Odell Williamson Auditorium</b></a> on the campus of Brunswick Community College.</p><p>The free event is a cultural and arts program that celebrates diversity in Brunswick County. The festival is packed with performing artists, children's activities, cultural displays and ethnic food sampling. Sponsors are needed, and local vendors are encouraged to send in applications early. </p><p>To volunteer, sponsor or become a vendor at the festival, contact interculturalfestival@hotmail.com or 842-6566. For more information, visit www.bcifestival.org.</p><h3>Pesticide disposal collection day set</h3>
<p>BOLVIA | A pesticide disposal collection day is scheduled for Brunswick County 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, in the parking lot behind the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office at 25 Referendum Drive, Building N, Bolivia. There is no charge.</p><p>Brunswick County Extension Agent Sam Marshall said any pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc., in original containers and clearly labeled will be accepted. Products with unknown identities, that are unlabeled, or not in pesticide containers, and household hazardous materials, including paint, will not be accepted. </p><p><i></p><p>Email your Brunswick County news items to Brunswick@StarNewsOnline.com.</i></p>